Australian humpback dolphin

Australian humpback dolphin
Australian humpback dolphins, Tin Can Bay, Queensland, Australia, 2016
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Delphinidae
Genus: Sousa
Species:
S. sahulensis
Binomial name
Sousa sahulensis

The Australian humpback dolphin (Sousa sahulensis) is a species of humpback dolphin and the fourth recognized humpback dolphin species chronologically. The specific name sahulensis is derived from the Sahul Shelf, located between northern Australia and southern New Guinea, where the Australian humpback dolphins occur.[3]

The species was scientifically described on 31 July 2014 in the journal Marine Mammal Science.[4] This vulnerable species' population was estimated to be 10,000 mature individuals in 2015, with numbers declining because of habitat destruction.[1]

  1. ^ a b Parra, G.; Cagnazzi, D.; Perrin, W.; Braulik, G.T. (2017). "Sousa sahulensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T82031667A82031671. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T82031667A82031671.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ "Scientists name new species of cetacean: The Australian humpback dolphin". EurekAlert!. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  4. ^ Jefferson, Thomas A.; Rosenbaum, Howard C. (2014). "Taxonomic revision of the humpback dolphins (Sousa spp.), and description of a new species from Australia". Marine Mammal Science. 30 (4): 1494–1541. doi:10.1111/mms.12152.